Summerside, PE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Summerside	Prince Edward Island	National
Median household income	$64,949	$74,036	$82,436
Unemployment rate	7.5%	7.3%	6.4%
In labour force	63.8%	67.6%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Summerside is 21% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Summerside is 17% higher than the national average
In Summerside 9.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Summerside 11.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Summerside 1.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$43,295 $64,949 $129,898

City

$49,352 $74,036 $148,072

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Summerside employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%
Public administration	8.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%
Education, health & social services	10.9%
Other	17.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lot 13, PE	754	$93,227	13.1%
Lot 18, PE	1,085	$90,615	9.9%
Lot 21, PE	932	$90,315	9.6%
Lot 20, PE	931	$90,198	9.4%
Lot 25, PE	1,185	$87,039	5.6%
Summerside, PE	15,987	$64,949	21.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prospect Heights, IL	15,986	n/a
Rossville, MD	15,993	n/a
Floral Park, NY	15,979	n/a
White Center, WA	15,995	n/a
Cherryland, CA	15,976	n/a
Summerside, PE	15,987	$64,949	21.2%

Source: The Summerside, PE data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.